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Weekly Newsletter

12/1/21

XMS Advent Monday Morning Assembly Prayer

Come, Lord Jesus!

Come quickly!

By day and by night,

And through every season

You watch over us, Lord.

It is wintertime.

Days are short and nights are long,

We need the light of Christ.

We need warmth, love and joy.

By the light of this wreath

We shall wait in patience for your Son,

Our Lord Jesus Christ.

He will comfort our fears

And bring hope to our waiting world.

There will be peace in our hearts

And love freely given.

Now and forever. Amen

Weekly Mass

Friday, December 3rd at 9:30am.

Join us via livestream here Campus Ministry - XMS

St. Francis Xavier Day - Friday, December 3, 2021

On Friday, we will celebrate the XMS community in honor of our patron saint, St. Francis Xavier. Fr. Mark Carr, SJ, will share with our students and staff information about St. Francis Xavier, the Jesuits and Ignatian Spirituality. He will preside over mass at 9:00am. We will then celebrate with service and community time as a school! Friday is a casual day and we encourage Xavier gear. St. Francis Xavier, pray for us.

Ski Club

Ski season is almost here and we are looking for parents that would be interested in running or helping out with the XMS Ski Club. If you are interested please contact Mr. Bires, rbires@xaviercatholicschools.org.

Did you receive your “Save the Date” postcard in the mail? We typically don’t send “Save the Dates” anymore, but we wanted to alert everyone to the date as it was not correct on some school calendars due to a change in the NFL schedule. Please note the date: February 5, 2022. Invitations will be mailed soon.

Do you want to meet some fabulous people and be a part of something fun? Come to the next Celebrate planning meeting on Thursday, December 2nd at noon in the library at XHS (we can direct you once you get here). Join us, meet people, and make a difference!

Campus Ministry Volunteering Opportunity - all are welcome!

Please email Mrs Benthein, mbenthein@xaviercatholicschools.org to sign up. You will need a ride to and from bell ringing.

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

Fleet Farm (3035 W Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, WI 54914)
Monday, December 20 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Scheels (4301 W Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton , WI 54913)
Tuesday, December 7 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday, December 16 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm

LIVE ON STAGE

Christmas Stars Opens This Week!

Bring your family and welcome the season with us.

We will delight you with seasonal music and eye-popping production numbers, including a spectacular New York style parade right on stage

and a stunning “Living Nativity” finale to bring home the

true “reason for the season.”

You won’t believe your eyes!

7:00 pm December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11

1:00 pm December 4*, 5, 11, 12

*An American Sign Language Interpreter be provided at the 1:00 pm performance.

Christmas Stars has played to over 85,000 with proceeds benefitting St Francis Xavier Catholic Schools fine arts student experiences.

Get tickets at www.christmasstars.org or

the box office (920) 733-8840.

EXTENDED BOX OFFICE HOURS: noon – 3pm:

November 22-24: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.

November 29-December 10: Monday-Friday

And one hour before each performance for walk-up sales

View photos or video highlights at www.christmasstars.org

Click HERE to reserve your spot.

Attendance Guidelines

Students will be sent home and must remain home until they are symptom free for 24 hours if they are experiencing any of the following symptoms (even if unrelated to COVID):

Fever (temperature 100 or above)
Diarrhea
Nausea and/or vomiting

OR within the last 24 hours:

They have experienced any ONE of the following symptoms:
New repetitive cough
New loss of smell or taste
Shortness of breath/trouble breathing

OR TWO of the following symptoms:
Sore throat
Fatigue
Runny nose or nasal congestion
Headache
Muscle or body aches

Students MUST remain home until they are symptom free for 24 hours without the help of any medication.

Please Note: If a family/household member has symptoms and is being tested for COVID, please keep all students at home until you receive the COVID test results.